The judge said he was only admitting the tape so that jurors could see the boy's demeanor, not so they could determine whether he was telling the truth. Melville said that would limit the questions the defense could ask to those about the boys' spontaneity and behavior.

Defense attorney Robert Sanger said the defense wants to ask the boy about the timeline in which he made the allegations to show that his declarations to law enforcement officers were not spontaneous.

Sanger said that Stan J. Katz, the psychologist who first reported the allegations to authorities, learned of them from the boy's sister, who had heard them from the boy. Sanger said Katz then interviewed the boy and heard them himself.

But Sanger said that on the tape the boy says he has not told his brother or his sister about the alleged molestation.

The judge said he would be inclined to allow such questioning because "it's evidence that a jury could infer shows lack of spontaneity."

The defense set Sneedon up, they really wanted him to show this tape. And they knew that if they opposed it, Melville will allow it in. This was a rop-a-dope. Cos if Gavin is breaking down telling the cops for the first time...The defense will put Katz on the stand and open up his notes as to how he first heard of it....Then there is Larry Feldman. The defense rested with Chris Tucker but hoped that this happened in rebuttal and it did. Cos T-Mez will have to know that Sneedon will try and rehab Gavin and Janet with this tape but he just opened up a pandorax box.

Originally posted by sistahlambI didn't quite understand that part. Can U clarify???

basically, after mez kinda destroyed the mother's and Gavin's credibility, the prosecution needed to show a more sympathetic side by showing the video....but because the video supposedly contains a lot of contradictions to Gavin's testimony in court, it is like opening a pandora's box, because the prosecution is giving the defense two chances to go at Gavin again and confront him with his conflicting accounts. One chance through cross-examination(if Gavin takes the stand again) and another chance through their rebuttal (when or if they call Gavin back to the stand)......

Originally posted by sistahlambI didn't quite understand that part. Can U clarify???

Sis,

The D.A (dumba$$) has to rehabilitate the image of this accuser and his family after the defense case that shows they are lying, 2-faced bastards. So, he thought let's show the tape without a cross-exam. No such luck. Mez is going to call this kid and his mother back (that's the pandora's box)

I bet Mez was going to save the timeline for his closing but now he's going to hit them with it in their own rebuttal. Based on R. Friedman's report of trial activity, yesterday was not a bad day for the defense at all. The way this is shaping up the D.A's rebuttal will be an extension of the defense case. Just like the D.A's direct case, most of the really important witnesses turn into defense witnesses.

Believe me, Mez will bring up the rebuttal tape and say "You look pretty convincing in this tape...Were you acting?" G:'No'. "Your mother says you were. She say she was like Catwoman (Halle Berry). Who were you like? [DA-Objection..Argumentative] [Melville]" "So. Were you lying or acting or even telling the truth" G:"I don't remember" "You are pretty convincing you lied to your teacher when you said nothing happened. You lied to the DCFS workers. Is that right?" G:"Yes". "Its hard to tell when you're lying and/or telling the truth. Isn't it?"[DA-Objection..Argumentative][Melville:Overruled. The witness will answer" G: "I Don't know"

Originally posted by alfredo
Believe me, Mez will bring up the rebuttal tape and say "You look pretty convincing in this tape...Were you acting?" G:'No'. "Your mother says you were. She say she was like Catwoman (Halle Berry). Who were you like? [DA-Objection..Argumentative] [Melville]" "So. Were you lying or acting or even telling the truth" G:"I don't remember" "You are pretty convincing you lied to your teacher when you said nothing happened. You lied to the DCFS workers. Is that right?" G:"Yes". "Its hard to tell when you're lying and/or telling the truth. Isn't it?"[DA-Objection..Argumentative][Melville]